ABOUT ME

Wayfaring mountain boy from southern Appalachia, the home of bluegrass and moonshine. Happiest when in nature and always in search of a new forest to explore. A minimalist who enjoys the simple things. I look to the old ways for guidance.

All good things are wild and free. -Thearou

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

To meet the locals and fellow globetrotters.

Interests

• culture
• cooking
• vegetarian
• music
• backpacking
• camping
• history
• mountains
• sustainability
• farming
• environmentalism
• mycology

Music, Movies, and Books

Jimmie Rodgers, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams, Towns Van Zandt, Doc Watson, Emmylou Harris, Waylon Jenning

Trainspotting, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Office Space, Fargo, Cool Hand Luke, Easy Rider

Dostoevsky, Chekhov, Denis Johnson, Irvine Welsh, Vonnegut, Hemingway, Faulkner, Kerouac, Steinbeck, Tom Robins, Mary Oliver

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Broke bread over a fire with two red foxes in a redwood forest.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, France, Germany, Ireland

Countries I’ve Lived In

United States

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